Yaoguang gazed at the flowers blooming in the distant fish pond and withdrew her gaze, speaking slowly once more.

"This is also why the Xia family dares to act this way; they've been retreating and enduring for over ten years, yet my father still refuses to let them go.

They know deeply that continued retreat will only lead to death. Have you heard of the boiling frog metaphor? A frog in warm water will be slowly killed, but in boiling water, it might only suffer superficial wounds and survive.

That's why Xia Yuan adopted what seems like a foolish method, leading cavalry to charge the imperial city. He wants to use the momentum of a great victory to tell my father.